King Crimson: Neal and Jack and Me
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Artist: King CrimsonDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Discipline Us
Movie Reviews of King Crimson: Neal and Jack and Me
Movie Review: I do remember one thing....I LIKE IT!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me first begin by saying that this is, in my opinion one of the best line-ups this band has ever put together. If you are unfamiliar with the group here's a little background. The only constant in the band has been Robert Fripp. He started the group in 1969. Since then there have been many incarnations. In fact if memory serves the line-up is never the same on any album until we reach the 1980's with this particular line-up. They've even lost and gained members during their many concert tours as well, I also believe that during the 1972 tour Boz Burrel (drummer) was replaced with Bill Bruford because Boz was too drunk, and missed a few shows. Here's the line-up for these two videos: Adrian Belew (Lead Guitar, Backing Drums, Mellotron, and Lead Vocals) he hails from Frank Zappa, and Talking Heads fame. If you watch these videos you'll see some of his Talking Heads roots. Next is Tony Levin, a studio bassist who has roots with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Genesis and even played with Pink Floyd (on tour) and ABHW (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe). Levin plays Bass, Bass Synth, and the Chapman Stick® a 10-string Bass-Guitar touch board instrument that is just phenomenal and backing vocals as well. Bill Bruford plays Drums (Batterie) Electronic Drums and the Tongue Drum as well as various and sundry percussion instruments. Bill joined the band in 1972 on the Lark's Tongues In Aspic album, after leaving Yes behind as Jon Anderson would not allow him to branch out and experiment with electronics and other percussion instruments like the tongue drum. Plus he was only getting "5% for nothing" cf. Yes' album Fragile. Then there's Bobby (Robert) Fripp, he plays Lead and rhythm guitar, as well as mellotron and Frippertronics®, his signature guitar-synth machine.
First you should watch "Live at Frejus", it's a short video, only part of the entire set list is represented here. On the special features for this DVD you can hear a good version of "Elephant Talk" recorded at this venue but not seen on the video portion....it can be heard on Tony's Photo Album in the Special Features section. Mostly this concert is from the Beat album (1980, the blue album). The opening song is great Bill and Adrian play the electronic drum kit in tandem, and it's a joy to see how they put this song together live since in the studio they can dub and overlay tracks....namely Bill and Adrian playing electronic drums while at the same time playing the acoustic drums, electric guitar and singing....impossible to do all at once live. Tony's driving rhythms on the Stick®, and walking bass-lines (also on the Stick®) are just incredible to watch. He makes the Stick® look WAY to easy to play....almost makes it look as easy to play as a simple whistle! In fact he hardly ever looks at the thing, rather stares at his protégés or into the audience. Bill's drum solo just before "Indiscipline" is perhaps one of the best drum solos in the industry, and although John Bonham of Led Zeppelin fame was the first to use an electronic and acoustic kit cf. "Bonzeau's Montreaux" Bill is by far the master of electronic, and acoustic drums. He's never been a fan of the drum solo from what I hear, and even though it's short, it's extremely sweet. Robert is most likely the fastest guitar player in the industry. Some people say Yngwei Malmstein is fast....well he hasn't got SHE IT on little Bobby Fripp here. Now both concerts have been remastered in 5.1 surround, and as such, you can hear many of the limitations of the original analog audio recordings on Frejus. But it's the visuals of seeing these master musicians play their instruments which is the best part. They are all virtuosos. The video shows it's age too, but if you are a true fan, you will overlook these minor flaws. "Waiting Man", "Neal and Jack and Me", and "Sheltering Sky" are all incredibly awesome to see played "live". Encore songs "Heartbeat" and "Lark's Tongues In Aspic Part II" are also awesome....who am I kidding the entire Frejus set is awesome....you'll love it, I did!
Now after you've watched the Frejus concert, go and change your shorts....I know you'll need to by this point, then flick over to the "Japan" concert. Here the band shines once again, playing a fuller concert on video, with a few "old school" KC songs, and a good mix of the 1980's line-up songs from Beat (Blue), Discipline (Red) and Three Of A Perfect Pair (Yellow). You can tell which album a song is from as the background behind the band will be , Blue, Yellow or Red....Adrian even mentions this during the video. Here's a few kewl points: 1) There are 4 short vignettes toward the beginning where they show each member, just prior to the concert. Robert is even seen playing "Fracture" on his electric guitar sans amp. The set list is great, again as stated earlier a great mix of songs both old and new, though mostly new. And finally the sound is much better than the Frejus recording. Adrian makes some amazing sounds, and plays feedback better than anyone else in the biz, you'll see what I mean if you get this video. For fans of the old KC you'll get to see "Lark's Tongues In Aspic Parts II and III". Too bad they didn't play Part I as well! The only problems I have with this particular concert video is all the stupid "Dr. Who" type video effects. They are not only superfluous and cheap looking, but also totally unnecessary, and in my opinion detract from the overall enjoyment of those few songs where the effects are too heavy. If I wanted to see those kinds of effects during this concert video I would have dropped 2 hits of acid, and smoked some KB before hitting play. Overall this is a 15-Star DVD set on a scale of 1-10 stars. You will not be disappointed in these videos, whether you are true KC fan, or just a beginning Prog Rock upstart. Go change your shorts again and start them both over and watch them once more! Thanks and enjoy!
Summary of King Crimson: Neal and Jack and Me
Adrian Belew guitar & lead vocalRobert Fripp guitar
Tony Levin bass, Stick & vocal
Bill Bruford drums & percussion
Brand new DVD of King Crimson in the 1980's. Showcasing one of the defining live acts of the period. As Robert Fripp puts it "Records and live performance are two worlds. One is a love letter, the other a hot date. Crimson were always the band for a hot date."
These two concerts offer different and contrasting snapshots of the 80's Crimson: Live in Frejus, heavily featuring material from the album Beat and filmed on tour in Europe with Roxy Music; and Three of a Perfect Pair showcasing the band's triumphant 1984 Japanese performances.
Three Of A Perfect Pair - Live in Japan 1984
Track Listing:
Three Of A Perfect Pair
No Warning
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part III
Thela Hun Ginjeet
Frame By Frame
Matte Kudasai
Industry
Dig Me
Indiscipline
Satori In Tangier
Man With An Open Heart
Waiting Man
Sleepless
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II
Elephant Talk
Heartbeat
The Noise - Live in Frejus 1982
Track Listing:
Waiting Man
Matte Kudasai
The Sheltering Sky
Neil And Jack And Me
Indiscipline
Heartbeat
Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part II
DVD Extras: Sleepless video - Tony's Road Photos - Discography
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